Verizon Wireless subscribers to stay connected in a greater number of countries around the globe – most of which are using GSM as their network technology today. According to the company, the new 8830 offers connectivity in North America, Australia as well as more than 160 countries in Europe, parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
The feature set includes 1x EV-DO/GPRS and GSM/GPRS (900 and 1800 MHz) capability with auto-selection of the available network type, a trackball navigation device, a media player, 64 MB built-in flash memory, a microSD card slot, speaker independent voice recognition, Bluetooth connectivity, as well as a speakerphone. Verizon sells the new Blackberry for $400 and offers $100 rebate with a 2-year service agreement and another $100 with “certain” voice and data plans.
Source: TG Daily